Which open source projects should a young developer work on?

HNers frequently advise newbies looking for work to develop a portfolio of contributions to open-source projects.

Can anyone recommend projects which are particularly clean/well-documented/simple enough for a less experienced developer to make a difference to or provide advice on how to get started?

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ajonit 12y ago ↗

I would suggest to start with something that you already use. You should have continued motivation to work on them for an extended period of time.

May be start with CMS like Wordpress or one of its bazillions plugins , forum software like myBB.